We had a class with Chef Hiroko Shimbo last weekend. She appreciated the array of Japanese knives I was using and struck up a conversation about sharpening. Following class I showed her my honing kit and how I use it to maintain the edges on my blades. She liked it so much that she wrote a blog post about it. (Yes, that is a Mizuno I'm stropping.)

Dave Martell

01-31-2013, 03:24 PM

Your MDF finally gets some deserved recognition - I love it! :D

That's great Mike

mano

01-31-2013, 05:08 PM

Great!

mpukas

01-31-2013, 06:12 PM

Nice nod from her.

Question about your stropping setup - MDF, huh? Hadn't considered that before. Do you do anything to the surface of it before adding the paste?

ecchef

01-31-2013, 06:58 PM

Cool! She's like the Marha Stewart of Japan.

knyfeknerd

01-31-2013, 08:37 PM

Nice one ! Very cool.

steeley

01-31-2013, 09:44 PM

Way to go Miles .

The hekler

01-31-2013, 11:44 PM

Cool! She's like the Marha Stewart of Japan.

Don't insult the poor woman!

Miles

02-01-2013, 01:54 AM

Thanks guys. She was very fun to work with. Definitely picked up a couple techniques from her which I'll incorporate into my cooking. It was nice to have a visiting chef take enough of an interest to want to check out my setup. When I suggested that she try her knife she really became a believer.
As for using MDF, the only thing I do is knock off the edges like you would normally do on a stone. Otherwise, I just apply the paste, let it dry for a minute or so and have at it.